Doer

DISCUSSION

21 A. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 22 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) permits a plaintiff to bring a civil action “without prepayment of 23 fees or security thereof” if the plaintiff submits a financial affidavit that demonstrates the 24 plaintiff's “is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” A prisoner seeking to bring a civil 25 action must, in addition to filing an affidavit, “submit a certified copy of the trust fund account 26 statement ... for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint ... obtained 27 from the appropriate official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined.” 28 U.S.C. § 28 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff has filed an application declaring that, due to his poverty, he is unable to pre-pay the full amount of fees and costs for these proceedings or give security therefor, and that he believes that he is entitled to the relief sought in his complaint. (ECF No. 2.) The certification completed by an authorized prison official states Plaintiff: (1) currently has an available balance of $673.43 in his inmate account; (2) had an average six-month balance of $680.26; and (3) had 7 …